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WHAT: There will be a total eclipse of the Moon in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 4. This will be an extremely short event lasting less than 5 minutes. Telescopes or binoculars won’t be needed but the eclipse is best observed away from the glare of city lights.

Despite the chilling winter endured throughout the eastern half of the U.S. this year, scientists at NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report that, globally, 2014 was the hottest year on record. Global temperatures are projected to continue getting hotter. Scientists throughout the world are investigating what the impacts of past and continued future climate change may be for various regions.

ALCALDE – Fruit growers in an area where the last hard freeze of the season may be May 15, such as northern New Mexico, need to diversify their orchard to prevent total crop loss. One species of fruit a New Mexico State University researcher is suggesting is the jujube, or Chinese date, which blooms later in the season.

New Mexico State University President Garrey Carruthers is willing to pay money to get rid of his newly grown beard – it is just up to the community to determine exactly how much shaving the beard is going to cost. It’s all part of a fundraising event now underway to benefit Aggie Cupboard, a food pantry for students, staff and faculty in need of assistance.

From the jungles of Colombia to the fields of southern New Mexico, agriculture students who were once victims of the drug trade will visit New Mexico State University April 7-22 as part of its Partners of the Americas and the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund Grant.

Members of New Mexico State University’s Board of Regents, potentially constituting a quorum, will meet during a new regent orientation session at 1 p.m. Monday, March 30, at NMSU’s Hadley Hall Room 130.

Dallas Pompeo, a future New Mexico State University Aggie, was nominated by her colleagues at the Hidalgo County Cooperative Extension Service office, and is the recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award.

The New Mexico State University Board of Regents will meet at 1 p.m. April 6 in the Regents Room of the Educational Services Center on the Las Cruces campus. The meeting will be webcast at http://panopto.nmsu.edu/bor/.